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G. M. HATOHER.

PAD. APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1913.

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Patented Sept. 8, 191 1 CHARLES M. HATGHER, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PAID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

Application filed April 21, 1913. Serial No. 762,609.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES M. HATOI-IER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to stamp pads and has for its primary object to provide a novel construction and arrangement of parts which will operate in an efficient manner to uniformly ink an applied stamp regardless of the fact as to whether or not the latter strikes the pad evenly.

A further object resides in the provision of a special backing or base for the pad.

For a full understanding of the present invention, which resides in the features of construction, arrangements and combinations of parts, hereinafter described and succinctly defined in my annexed claims, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective of a pad illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention, parts thereof being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a view disclosing the manner of operation of the pad when a stamp is unevenly applied thereto for inking.

Referring in detail to the drawing, wherein like characters of reference designate like parts, 1 indicates the tray or box in which the pad body 2 is loosely disposed. A centrally located pivot 3 is carried by the pad for supporting the latter and comprises a yielding block preferably formed of rubber. Adjacent the four corners of body 2, secondary resilient blocks 4 are disposed, the same being of lesser thickness than pivot block 3 and are for cushioning the adjacent portion of body 2 when pressure is applied to the latter, as shown in Fig. 3. Cushion blocks 1, furthermore, aid pivot 3 to retract the pad to its normal position. The pad is guided by the sides of tray 1 in assuming the various inclinations when stamps are applied unevenly, and also in the vertical movement when stamps are evenly applied, in the latter instance blocks a remaining free.

The pad comprises the absorbent body portion 5 and the backing or base 6 of nonabsorbent, inflexible material, as glass. In being non-absorbent, the backing will not warp, and being inflexible an even application of ink will be given the stamp. A transparent backing of glass further, on ables the user to observe when the absorbent material is caked with ink and needs replacing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America,

1. In a device of the character described, a tray, a body mounted on the tray for free movement, a central yielding support for the body bearing on the tray, and cushioning members carried by the body in spaced relation with one another and with the central support and being normally free of the tray but adapted for engaging the latter.

2. In a device of the character described, a pad body, a yielding means normally forming the sole'support for said pad body, and auxiliary yielding supporting means for said pad body arranged to act subsequently to the initial portion of the movement of said pad body on said first yielding means.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 15th day ofApril, 1913.

CHARLES M. I-IATOHER.

WVitnesses:

JAMES E. SrnoLL, E. ABLITA ADAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. G. 

